Welcome to the climlab documentation!

• Introduction
  • climlab
    • Python package for process-oriented climate modeling
      • Author
      • About climlab
      • Installation
      • Links
      • Dependencies
      • Documentation and Examples
      • Release history
      • Contact and Bug Reports
      • License
      • Support
• Quickstart Guide
  • Installation
  • Single-column Radiative-Convective model
• Installation
  • Installing pre-built binaries with conda (Mac OSX, Linux, and Windows)
  • Installing from source
  • Installing from source without a Fortran compiler
• Source Code
• Dependencies
  • Required
  • Recommended for full functionality
• Architecture
  • Process
    • Basic Dictionaries
    • Subprocesses
    • Process Integration over time
      • Time Dependency of a State Variable
      • Time Dependency of an Energy Budget
      • Classification of Subprocess Types
  • Domain
  • Axis
  • Accessibility
• Models
  • Energy Balance Model
    • EBM Subprocesses
      • Insolation
      • Albedo
      • Outgoing Longwave Radiation
      • Energy Transport
    • EBM templates
      • EBM
      • EBM_seasonal
      • EBM_annual
  • Column Models
• Tutorials
• Integration with xarray
• CLIMLAB API reference
  • climlab.convection
    • ConvectiveAdjustment
    • EmanuelConvection
  • climlab.domain
    • axis
    • domain
    • field
    • initial
  • climlab.dynamics
    • BudykoTransport
    • AdvectionDiffusion
    • MeridionalAdvectionDiffusion
    • MeridionalHeatDiffusion
    • MeridionalMoistDiffusion
      • Derivation of the moist diffusion equation
    • Numerical core for the advection-diffusion solver (climlab.dynamics.adv_diff_numerics)
      • The 1D advection-diffusion problem
      • Spatial discretization
      • Centered difference formulas for the flux
      • Centered difference formulas for the flux convergence
      • Implicit time discretization
      • Analytical benchmark
      • Module function reference
  • climlab.model
    • ebm
      • Building the Moist EBM
    • column
  • climlab.process
    • diagnostic
    • energy_budget
    • external_forcing
    • implicit
    • process
    • time_dependent_process
  • climlab.radiation
    • AplusBT
    • Boltzmann
    • CAM3
    • insolation
    • nband
    • Radiation
    • RRTMG
      • RRTMG
      • RRTMG_LW
      • RRTMG_SW
    • SimpleAbsorbedShortwave
    • transmissivity
    • water_vapor
  • climlab.solar
    • insolation
    • orbital
    • orbital_cycles
  • climlab.surface
    • albedo
    • climlab.surface.turbulent
  • climlab.utils
    • constants
    • data_source
    • heat_capacity
    • legendre
    • thermo
    • walk
  • Inheritance Diagram
• Contributing to CLIMLAB
  • Usage in publications, teaching, etc.
  • Reporting bugs, issues, new feature requests, and documentation problems
  • Seeking help and support
  • Contributing bug fixes and new features
  • Building CLIMLAB from source
    • Method 1: Automated build-and-test with conda-build
    • Method 2: Using conda to set up a complete build environment
    • Special Caveat for Mac OSX only
    • Method 3: Rolling your own fortran compiler
  • Testing
  • Contributing improved documentation
• References
• License
• Acknowledgement
• Contact

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page